Matthew Hudson-Smith
Matthew Hudson-Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
nation | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | 26th October 1994 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Wolverhampton , UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
job | college student | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | 400 meter run | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best performance | 44.75 s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
society | Birchfield Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trainer | Tony Hadley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National squad | since 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
status | active | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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last change: August 12, 2018 |
Matthew Hudson-Smith (born October 26, 1994 in Wolverhampton ) is a British athlete who specializes in the 400-meter run .
Athletic career
At the beginning of his career, Hudson-Smith initially concentrated on the 200-meter run , although his trainer Tony Hadley attested him to be more talented in the 400-meter run early on. At the Junior European Championships in Rieti in 2013 , he finished third over 200 meters and also won another bronze medal with the British 4 x 400 meter relay .
His breakthrough in the 400-meter distance came in July 2014 when he undercut the 45-second mark for the first time at the Diamond League meeting in Glasgow with a time of 44.97 seconds. Three weeks later he led the English 4 x 400 meter relay in the same place as the final runner to victory at the Commonwealth Games . Shortly afterwards he won the British relay at the European Championships in Zurich . He also won the silver medal in the 400-meter run behind his compatriot Martyn Rooney in a new personal best of 44.75 seconds . At the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam , he won the bronze medal with the British relay.
Hudson-Smith is studying sports science at the University of Worcester .
Web links
- Matthew Hudson-Smith in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Wragg: Hudson-Smith targets world championship gold ( English ) University of Worcester. November 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ↑ Diamond League: David Rudisha back to form with 800m win ( English ) BBC. July 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ↑ Sprint Star Determined to Make His Mark in the Classroom ( English ) University of Worcester. October 21, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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SURNAME | Hudson-Smith, Matthew |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1994 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolverhampton |